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The purpose of this procedure is to establish the standards and guidelines by which the Department on Disability Services (DDS), will use local funds to purchase, repair, rent or lease adaptive equipment for people who receive local services and supports through the Developmental Disabilities...
The purpose of this procedure is to establish the standards and guidelines by which the Department on Disability Services ("DDS"), will use local funds to purchase, repair, rent or lease adaptive equipment for people who receive services and supports through the Developmental Disabiliti
This purpose of this policy is to delineate Department on Disability Services (DDS), Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), and provider responsibilities and establish guidelines and standards for the utilization of local funds to purchase, repair, rent or lease adaptive equipment for...
Initial Decision on Remand
In the Matter of: Philippa Mezile Employee vs. DC Department on Disability Services Agency
OEA Matter No. 2401-0158-09R12
Date of Issuance: October 10, 2012
Joseph E. Lim, Senior Administrative Judge
The “People First Respectful Language Modernization Amendment Act of 2012,” (“People First Act”), effective September 26, 2012, “remove[s] offensive, dated language referring to persons with disabilities, including the term mental retardation, and replace[s] it with
Guidelines for thinking about the impact of language
Provider: DC Health Care, Inc.
Date(s) of PCR Review: 08/07/2012 - 08/09/2012
Services Reviewed: Residential Habilitation, Supported Living, and Supported Living Periodic.
Total # of Q/A indicators met: 216 Total # of Q/A indicators not met: 9
Presentation to Providers and Independent Clinicians given May 17, 2012
PDF version of the presentation to DHCF and DDS HCBS Waive from 2011
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